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Council Chamber City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Avenue BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL NOVEMBER 16, 2023 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE. THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED AT HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE "IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW. THE MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99, AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA, AND VIA ZOOM BY VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/85294101130 LINK, OR BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 852 9410 1130 IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES PURSUANT TO AB2449, THE CITY WILL ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT PROVISION. The public attending in person will be able to provide public comment on agenda items at the time an agenda item is discussed during the Board of Public Utilities Meeting. Public Comment may also be submitted via e-mail at bpu-comment@srcity.org. Deadlines and additional instruction for public comment are set forth below. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Montoya at mmontoya@srcity.org. 1:30 PM - VIA IN-PERSON 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 2. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS 3. OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW BOARD MEMBER City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report Page 2 of 4 Board of Public Utilities - FINAL NOVEMBER 16, 2023 4. STUDY SESSION None. 5. MINUTES APPROVAL 5.1 November 2, 2023 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Attachments: November 2, 2023 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 6. STAFF BRIEFINGS None. 7. CONSENT ITEMS None. 8. REPORT ITEMS None. 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS Live Public Comment: Members of the public can provide comment on an agenda item in-person from the Council Chamber at the time an agenda item is discussed during the Board of Public Utilities Meeting. Advance Public Comment via Email: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the Board of Public Utilities, please send to: bpu-comment@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 15. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the agenda item number(s) on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body of the e-mail and your comment. These comments will be e-mailed to all Board Members, will be posted to the agenda documents on-line, and be made part of the archive packet. 10. REFERRALS None. 11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION) None. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report Page 3 of 4 Board of Public Utilities - FINAL NOVEMBER 16, 2023 12. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 13. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS 14. DIRECTORS REPORT 15. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S) Following the announcement of Closed Session items and prior to recess into Closed Session, the public may speak up to three minutes on items to be addressed in Closed Session. 15.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of Case: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Product Liability Litigation (MDL 2873) District Court for the District of South Carolina Court Case No. Master Docket No. 2:18-MN-2873-RMG 15.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: one case Potential litigation against 3 M Company and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (n/k/a EIDP, Inc.), DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC, and Corteva, Inc. (collectively, “DuPont”) Related to Per and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances ("PFAS") RECESS CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. 16. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL 17. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION 18. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report Page 4 of 4 Board of Public Utilities - FINAL NOVEMBER 16, 2023 The Board of Public Utilities encourages public comments regarding the above items. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please feel free to call the Water Department at 543-4200 or forward written comments to the City of Santa Rosa, Water Department, 35 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. All comments will be forwarded to the Board at the meeting. The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities in its employment, services, benefits, facilities, programs or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services necessary to participate in a City program, service, or activity, including printed information in alternate formats, are available by contacting the Secretary at (707) 543-3901 (TTY Relay at 711) or mmontoya@srcity.org. Requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible, but no later than two business days before the scheduled meeting. Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet at http://srcity.org.